# sild
## English
### Etymology

From Norwegian and Danish sild, from Old Norse síld. More at sile. See also sillock.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɪld/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪld

### Noun

sild (countable and uncountable, plural silds)
* Any young herring (other than a sprat), especially if canned and processed in Scandinavia for sale as a sardine.

### Anagrams

* IDLs, LDIs, lids, slid

## Danish
### Etymology

From Old Norse síld, síl, from Proto-Germanic *sīlą.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsilˀ]

### Noun

sild c (singular definite silden, plural indefinite sild)
* herring
* (slang) a young, attractive woman

#### Declension
## Estonian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *cilta, earlier *tilta, from a Baltic language (cf. Latvian tilts, Lithuanian tiltas). Cognates include Finnish silta, Ingrian silta, silda, Livonian sīlda, Livvi sildu, Ludian šild, Veps süud, sild, Võro sild, Votic siltõ and Northern Sami šaldi (the latter is derived from Proto-Finnic).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsild̥/, [ˈsʲild̥]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ild
* Hyphenation: sild

### Noun

sild (genitive silla, partitive silda)
* bridge
** A construction spanning across a waterway, road, etc. allowing the flow of traffic.
    Pirita jõe sild ― the bridge over the river Pirita
    raudsild ― iron bridge
    betoonsild ― concrete bridge
    Ära kiida silda enne, kui koormaga üle saad! (Estonian proverb)Don't praise a bridge before you cross it with the burden!
** A spiritual connection.
    kultuurisild ― cultural bridge
    laulusild ― song bridge
    hingesild ― spiritual bridge
    Tahame olla sild Põhja- ja Lõuna-Euroopa vahel.We want to be the bridge between Northern and Southern Europe.
    Synonym: ühenduslüli
** (nautical) An elevated platform above the upper deck of a ship from which it is navigated.
    Sillal võttis vahi üle esimene tüürimees.The first mate took over the watch on the bridge.
    Synonyms: kaptenisild, komandosild
** (dentistry) A non-movable denture replacing one or several adjacent teeth supported by natural teeth
    Suhu liimitud silda ei saa patsient ise suust eemaldada.The patient can't remove a bridge, that is glued into their mouth, by themselves.
    Synonym: sildprotees
** (gymnastics, dance, wrestling) bridge position, backbend
* jetty, wharf, dock, pier
** A temporary structure for mooring.
    Synonyms: maabumissild, randumissild, sadamasild
* axle, axletree
** A bar or beam of a motor vehicle connecting the opposite wheels, on which the frame rests.
    Synonyms: veosild, veotelg
* pons
** (neuroanatomy) A part of the brain located between the midbrain and the medulla oblongata.
    Synonym: ajusild

#### Synonyms

* (spiritual connection): ühenduslüli
* (platform above the upper deck): kaptenisild, komandosild
* (denture): sildprotees
* (jetty, wharf, dock, pier): maabumissild, randumissild, sadamasild
* (axle, axletree): veosild, veotelg
* (pons): ajusild

#### Derived terms

* sildamine
* silduja
* sildumine
* sille
* sillus
* sillutaja
* sillutamine
* sillutis
* sillutus
* sildama
* silduma
* sillutama
* sillul
* sillule
* sildu põletama
* sillas olema

#### Compounds

* sildkraana
* sildlülitus
* sildprotees
* sillaalune
* sillaehitaja
* sillaehitus
* sillakaar
* sillakohtunik
* sillakohus
* sillapea
* sillapost
* sillasammas
* sillatala
* sillatruup
* sillaturvik
* sillavaht
* sillavai
* ahelsild
* ajusild
* betoonsild
* esisild
* hingesild
* jääsild
* kaarsild
* kaptenisild
* kergliiklussild
* kivisild
* klappsild
* komandosild
* konsoolsild
* kultuurisild
* käigusild
* laadimissild
* laulusild
* maabumissild
* maanteesild
* nahksild
* paadisild
* pontoonsild
* pukksild
* pöördesild
* pöördsild
* raamsild
* randumissild
* raudbetoonsild
* raudsild
* raudteesild
* rippsild
* sadamasild
* soosild
* sõidusild
* tagasild
* talasild
* terassild
* tuulutussild
* tõstesild
* ujuksild
* vantsild
* veosild
* õhusild

### References

* sild in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

## Faroese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɪlt/

### Noun

sild f (genitive singular sildar, plural sildir)
* herring (Clupea harengus)

#### Derived terms

* sildaveiða
* sildaflak
* sildagrunnur
* sildastovnur
* fjarðarsild
* havsild

## Ludian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *cilta.

### Noun

sild
* bridge

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Old Norse sild, síld.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [sɪlː]

### Noun

sild m or f (definite singular silda or silden, indefinite plural sild or silder, definite singular sildene)
* (fish) herring

#### Derived terms

* sildemåke
* sildesalteri

### References

* “sild” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Old Norse sild and síld.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɪld/, /sɪlː/

### Noun

sild f (definite singular silda, indefinite plural sildar or silder, definite plural sildane or sildene)
* herring; Clupea harengus

#### Derived terms

* sildefiske
* sildemåke
* sildesalat
* sildesalteri

### References

* “sild” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Veps
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *cilta.

### Noun

sild
* bridge